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09 Jul 2010
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fluanxol .5mg
Hi Dr
Today my GP prescribed fluanxol .5mg for 14 days as I haven''t been coping too well recently. Have had a lot of stress over the past 8 months. It has all become too much now. However I googled the side effects and noted not to be given if suffering from hypothyroid. I am on eltroxin and have hashimotos hypothyroid so I wonder why he gave it to me?
Today my GP prescribed fluanxol .5mg for 14 days as I haven''t been coping too well recently. Have had a lot of stress over the past 8 months. It has all become too much now. However I googled the side effects and noted not to be given if suffering from hypothyroid. I am on eltroxin and have hashimotos hypothyroid so I wonder why he gave it to me?
CyberShrink
I wonder, too. I would be cautious - and I guess as your GP he would know all about your thyroid problems ; maybe he didn't know about the warning to be cautious in using Fluanxol in this situation.
Fluanxol is an odd drug, and can be used as a mild sedative when one is highly anxious, and has less potential for producing dependency if one stays on it long-term. There are alternatives, so maybe give him a ring and ask about this caution you have read. Maybe ask the pharmacist, too. I don't think there is a high risk of severe problems, but its best to be cautious.
Counselling, especially of the CBT form, can be so useful in dealing with stress and anxiety.
Fluanxol is an odd drug, and can be used as a mild sedative when one is highly anxious, and has less potential for producing dependency if one stays on it long-term. There are alternatives, so maybe give him a ring and ask about this caution you have read. Maybe ask the pharmacist, too. I don't think there is a high risk of severe problems, but its best to be cautious.
Counselling, especially of the CBT form, can be so useful in dealing with stress and anxiety.
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